Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
Don't think too badly of them there not knowing the landing on Peanut
Island. I was in and out of Lake Worth for almost a year and never heard of anyone landing on Peanut. Are the liveaboard vagabonds still occupying the area east by northeast of Peanut Island? |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
"slide" wrote in message
... Don't think too badly of them there not knowing the landing on Peanut Island. I was in and out of Lake Worth for almost a year and never heard of anyone landing on Peanut. Are the liveaboard vagabonds still occupying the area east by northeast of Peanut Island?] Hi... The landing on Peanut was to let the girls off. The marina I was looking for was nearly directly opposite there, NEXT to where I stopped to inquire. There were several wrecked boats still in the water when we went to fuel at the muni marina, but we didn't get any further up than that so can't say about the others. We were among very few boats south of Peanut Island; we've had most of our areas nearly to ourselves, or literally to ourselves, in advance of the season down here. While that deprives us of cruiser companionship, it certainly makes anchoring easier, and we like the solitude. Right now it's blowing pretty good for us to move south, and will clock so we can come back up, with my son and his wife, in the next couple of weeks. We're keeping our eys on several waves which might develop into serious weather... L8R Skip and crew -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
Flying Pig wrote:
"slide" wrote in message Hi... The landing on Peanut was to let the girls off. The marina I was looking for was nearly directly opposite there, NEXT to where I stopped to inquire. There were several wrecked boats still in the water when we went to fuel at the muni marina, but we didn't get any further up than that so can't say about the others. We were among very few boats south of Peanut Island; we've had most of our areas nearly to ourselves, or literally to ourselves, in advance of the season down here. While that deprives us of cruiser companionship, it certainly makes anchoring easier, and we like the solitude. Right now it's blowing pretty good for us to move south, and will clock so we can come back up, with my son and his wife, in the next couple of weeks. We're keeping our eys on several waves which might develop into serious weather... I'd think the migration would already start filing Lake Worth up. Doesn't the migration start to arrive there in mid Oct? Well, that's what I thought. OTOH, having that nice anchorage to yourself ain't all that bad either. Good sailing and fair winds. |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
"slide" wrote in message
... I'd think the migration would already start filing Lake Worth up. Doesn't the migration start to arrive there in mid Oct? Well, that's what I thought. OTOH, having that nice anchorage to yourself ain't all that bad either. Good sailing and fair winds. Perhaps - but we're in the Bahamas, having left Lake Worth nearly 3 weeks ago. We're (Lydia, my son and his wife, and me) currently on the Lynyard Cay west side missing the waves and still getting the wind. Solar and wind is supplying all our electrical needs currently (pardon the expression). We'll see if we can reasonably do Sandy Cay tomorrow. We got their feet wet in snorkel, mask and flips on really boring water up by the beach and walked a bit of what looks to be a road cut in 20 years ago to see the crashing surf on the ocean side - glad we're not out there... L8R Skip -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
Flying Pig wrote:
Perhaps - but we're in the Bahamas, having left Lake Worth nearly 3 weeks ago. We're (Lydia, my son and his wife, and me) currently on the Lynyard Cay west side missing the waves and still getting the wind. Solar and wind is supplying all our electrical needs currently (pardon the expression). We'll see if we can reasonably do Sandy Cay tomorrow. We got their feet wet in snorkel, mask and flips on really boring water up by the beach and walked a bit of what looks to be a road cut in 20 years ago to see the crashing surf on the ocean side - glad we're not out there... What are your global plans? Do you think you will just live out your lives floating about a triangle described roughly by Miami, Bahamas and Georgia? Or is this something to do for a few years and then you'll return to land? Or will you set off further afield someday? I personally would be pretty content within that triangle if I had the passive income to support my little family. |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
"slide" wrote in message
... What are your global plans? Do you think you will just live out your lives floating about a triangle described roughly by Miami, Bahamas and Georgia? Or is this something to do for a few years and then you'll return to land? Or will you set off further afield someday? I personally would be pretty content within that triangle if I had the passive income to support my little family. Currently, we do have the passive income to stay frugally afloat and still handle the emergency large outlays such as the new standing rigging we did recently, but, of course, that's also subject to change. So, we stay very frugal and try to build the cruising kitty rather than just stay stagnant. We have no global plans, but we have been tossing around the idea of a circumnav. That would involve a great deal larger kitty, I expect, and, other realities intruding, Lydia's now talking about flying home not less than once a year to get her grandkid fix, his parents being unwilling to live the boat life, and not being able to afford hotel stays, at least where we're going to be for the near future. However, back to the circumnav, there's so much to see and do locally, that, other than just going around for the sake of doing it, we may well decide that we're content in this area. Lydia's mom and sister live in England, an Atlantic circumnav might be fun. Certainly a Caribbean circumnav is feasible, and if so, we might find ourselves back in the US. That said, with the proviso that everything in cruising is subject to change, we do not expect to have the boat back in the lower 48 before we get off it for good. We'll do the Bahamas for at least a year, and then head down the thorny path (see above about plans!) and play in the EC, where we originally expected to be when the wreck finally convinced Lydia that perhaps doing the east coast at least once would be a good idea :{)) So, that's the "plan" - but stay tuned for the reality :{)) L8R Skip -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:47:43 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote: We have no global plans, but we have been tossing around the idea of a circumnav. That would involve a great deal larger kitty, I expect, and, other realities intruding, Lydia's now talking about flying home not less than once a year to get her grandkid fix, his parents being unwilling to live the boat life, and not being able to afford hotel stays, at least where we're going to be for the near future. In case you're not aware, the bumfuzzles did a decent cost accounting. Of course YMMV. http://www.bumfuzzle.com/Pages/Main%20Pages/Cost.html --Vic |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
... On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:47:43 -0400, "Flying Pig" wrote: We have no global plans, but we have been tossing around the idea of a circumnav. That would involve a great deal larger kitty, I expect, and, other realities intruding, Lydia's now talking about flying home not less than once a year to get her grandkid fix, his parents being unwilling to live the boat life, and not being able to afford hotel stays, at least where we're going to be for the near future. In case you're not aware, the bumfuzzles did a decent cost accounting. Of course YMMV. http://www.bumfuzzle.com/Pages/Main%20Pages/Cost.html --Vic Thanks for the link. It looks like they really boogied, though, to do it all in just over 3 years! L8R Skip and crew, waiting for the wind to die a bit, and waiting for the hummus to cook... -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:56:05 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote: Thanks for the link. It looks like they really boogied, though, to do it all in just over 3 years! Youth! --Vic |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:34:36 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: In case you're not aware, the bumfuzzles did a decent cost accounting. Of course YMMV. http://www.bumfuzzle.com/Pages/Main%20Pages/Cost.html Seems like their biggest expense category is "other". That's been our experience also. :-) |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:22:43 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:34:36 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: In case you're not aware, the bumfuzzles did a decent cost accounting. Of course YMMV. http://www.bumfuzzle.com/Pages/Main%20Pages/Cost.html Seems like their biggest expense category is "other". That's been our experience also. :-) This couple wasn't averse to spending money. A tight rein would cut their costs considerably. But then it might not be so fun! --Vic |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:27 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: Seems like their biggest expense category is "other". That's been our experience also. :-) This couple wasn't averse to spending money. A tight rein would cut their costs considerably. But then it might not be so fun! Keeping the spouse happy is 90% of the challenge. Everything else is routine disaster management, maintenance, navigation, etc. |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:08 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:27 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: Seems like their biggest expense category is "other". That's been our experience also. :-) This couple wasn't averse to spending money. A tight rein would cut their costs considerably. But then it might not be so fun! Keeping the spouse happy is 90% of the challenge. Everything else is routine disaster management, maintenance, navigation, etc. Yep. Me, I would sleep in the car. The wife means an $80 room. Hungry? I can go days with a bite here and there. Wife, despite her slimness, gets really crabby without half a chicken's worth of cooked meat every day. Not complaining, mind you. There's the other side of the equation. --Vic |
Saint Augustine to Lake Worth, 9/23-24/09
Flying Pig wrote:
Currently, we do have the passive income to stay frugally afloat and still handle the emergency large outlays such as the new standing rigging we did recently, but, of course, that's also subject to change. So, we stay very frugal and try to build the cruising kitty rather than just stay stagnant. We have no global plans, but we have been tossing around the idea of a circumnav. That would involve a great deal larger kitty, I expect, and, other realities intruding, Lydia's now talking about flying home not less than once a year to get her grandkid fix, his parents being unwilling to live the boat life, and not being able to afford hotel stays, at least where we're going to be for the near future. However, back to the circumnav, there's so much to see and do locally, that, other than just going around for the sake of doing it, we may well decide that we're content in this area. Lydia's mom and sister live in England, an Atlantic circumnav might be fun. Certainly a Caribbean circumnav is feasible, and if so, we might find ourselves back in the US. That said, with the proviso that everything in cruising is subject to change, we do not expect to have the boat back in the lower 48 before we get off it for good. We'll do the Bahamas for at least a year, and then head down the thorny path (see above about plans!) and play in the EC, where we originally expected to be when the wreck finally convinced Lydia that perhaps doing the east coast at least once would be a good idea :{)) So, that's the "plan" - but stay tuned for the reality :{)) There seems to be a big gap between what you've been doing and a circumnav, but running the crescent down to South America or the circumnav of the Atlantic seems like a reasonable step. We were chatting up the idea of a run to the Med and then a circumnav of that with dreams of Italy and Africa glowing in our minds and Ireland / England on the way. That seems to be further and further away lately due to the weakness of the dollar. Like if you go to the UK, your dollars are halved in value as pounds spend like dollars but of course, you need to use 2 dollars to buy a pound. If we needed any sort of major refit while in the EC, it may prove ruinous. The other advantage of going around the Atlantic is that there are many interesting places to put in. I had spent most of my life sailing the northern Pacific but then took to the Atlantic finding it much more enjoyable due to the many harbors all full of history. I never got north of Nova Scotia or even put in there but that's on the to do list. OTOH, the weather can be brutal. I experienced a touch of late autumn / early winter in New England. Let's just say I was impressed. |
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